Thursday, June 09, 2011

La Régalade (Paris, France)

This is our last evening in Paris and we met our Thai friends for dinner. We wanted to take them to one of the best bistros in town...La Régalade. Anyone who is a foodie will know and have been to La Régalade. It is an institution for foodies and is one of the pioneering bistros that brought us 'bistronomiques'.

The bistro is very small so it is highly recommended to reserve a table a month in advance (I am not joking). The decor is made up of wooden chairs & tables, tiled floors and photos on the walls. The main colour scheme was browns, beiges & yellows. It is always busy but always has a comfortable feel about the place.

We all took the La Régalade menu at 32 euros which included a starter, main dish and a dessert.

This is the most dangerous part of eating at La Régalade; their Pâté de campagne ‘La Régalade’ et cornichons. They put this terrine on the table after you order your food. It was so good that we had to control ourselves because we knew a big dinner was coming.

One of the starters was Royale de fois gras de canard, bouillon crémeux d'asperge vertes ou cresson.

The other starter was D'asperges blanc(which was in season and 5 euros extra).

Chef Doucet truly does amazing things with food but keeps it simple. Every time we go to La Régalade we are never disappointed and always want to come back for more. The atmosphere is always fun & lively, the service is always spot on & friendly and the food is simply delicious.